The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-17
He HAD SEQ aETLY MARRIED.
Strange Dual Life of Young Million.
aire of Ohio.

Dayton (O) Special TO the NetC York World.
A peculiarly interesting affair has come to
light since the recent death of Samuel G..
Tatum, young millionaire of Avondale,
an aristocratic suburb of Cincinnati By
many Mr.. Tatum was considered very pecu-
liar, and by all his acquaintance was re-
garded as a woman-hater. AS might be
naturally supposed. with the son of a mil
lonaire, he was looked upon as a desirable
candidate in matrimonial way, but he
seemed entirely Indifferent to such entangle-
ments, and was considered a confirmed
bachelor by all his relatives and friends
As the body lay at the house carriage
drove up and an elegantly dressed lady
aighted Her black eyes, dark hair and
features indicated French descent She
hurriedly walked to the front door and ex-
citedly demanded that she be permitted to
sec the remains Of Mr.. Tatum. The woman's
manner was SO strange and her agitation so
noticeable that this was refused. She in
sisted that she had u right to what she
asked, and in proof took from her pocket
document and handed it over TO the member
of the household who had responded to the
ring of the bell. 1t proved to be a formal
certificate of the marriage of Samuel Ia
tum, Jr, to Marie Frances Emonnln, of this
city.
The family were surprised when confront
ed with this evidence of Tatum's double life,
and q consultation was hurriedly held, end
ing in the visitors being courteonsly iu-
vited in. IL was evident that the document
was regular, and that the lady was the law
full wife of man whom all had regarded
as single The situation was accepted by
the family and the lady has since remained
at the mansion, being treated With all the
kindness and honor to which her position
entitled her
Marie Frances Emonin, the secret wife of
the dead millionaire, was born and reared
in this city. Her parents are what might
be termed very poor, but respectable. The
story of Marie's experience for the past
four years, no to the discovery that She was
the wife of Mr.. Tatum, is as romantic as Il
novel. Her people here knew she was mar
ried--in fact, Tatum has been here with his
wife-but they knew him only as Herbert
Linton, until recently, when the daughter
wrote her mother letter explaining GER
tain matters.
When Fannie, as she is Familiarity called,
left home four years ago last April it was to
go 10 the Belts Street Hospital in Cincin-
natl. as was then thought to die. She was
suffering with a tumor or cancer, and her
parents having exhausted their little capt
tai in trying to save their daughter, she
finally determined, on advice of friends. 10
go to CinciAnati When her parents, broth
ers and sisters bid her good-by it was with q
feeling that she would never return alive.
But she found relief and finally was cured.
1t was while patient in the hospital that
she first saw Samuel Taturn. How they
| became acquainted, and how that acquaint-
ance ripened into something more earnest
none but themselves knew When she again
returned home il was only on a visit, for
she had become the wife of Herbert Linton.
who, as time has developed, was Samuel G.
Tatum. Jr. They were married in Cinciu-
| natl, Covington, or some contiguous city,
the marriage license reading: Herbert
Linton TO Fannie Thresher" This marriage
! took place in September, 1888. 1t was kept
! secret, notwithstanding the fact that they
kept house somewhere in Cincinnati.
IL appears that Fannie had her doubts
| about that sort of a marriage. and pleaded
with her liege lord that they get married by
their right names. This he proguisal, but
refused to have it take place III Cincinnati.
Two years after this marriage. in lss5, they
| took a trip through the East They spent the
Fourth OF July III Buffalo. aud on the next
day Mr. Tatum procured license there aud
the couple were then remarked by their
correct names. But in spite of this fact
Fannie's mother. until quite recently, be-
lieved her daughters husbands name was
Herbert Linton. She even now speaks Of
him as Herbert. She has their pictures in
an u9Du!H tEs uueN upptpucl ScAVsu On u
rustic bench together, taken the same day
of their fictitious marriage.
After this second marriage the couple re-
turned TO Cincinnati, but still maintained
the name OF Linton. They lived together
ON Court street for a long time and after
ward at 211 Eighth street. They were
visited there ny both of Mr.. Tatum's pa
reats, but the mother OF the young man. it
is believed, never admired her daughter-in-
law very much. In fact, it is not known
here ii she ever considered her rs such reia-
| tive until she saw tue Buffalo marriage GER
tificate after her sons death. Mrs. Enron
min, Fannie's mother, visited the couple in
Cincinnati, and says she had heard her
daughter call her husband samuel" but
the never knew him by any other name
shan Herbert until she rec entity received
her daughters letter of explanation.
1t is also asserted that the couple had a
child. The daughter spent three weeks in
this city with her folks during early sum-
mer, coming here with her husband, who
after a days visit went on TO Chicago, Mil
waIikee and the Northwest. The letters re-
ceived by Mrs. Emonnin indicated the sick
ness of her daughters husband: that she,
the dalL ghter and wife. was his only nurse